Inflammation: The Beauty or the Beast? Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements, Antioxidant Therapy, and Modulators of Inflammation as Therapeutic Interventions.

The importance of inflammation in disease development is now well known not only for acute states but also for chronic pathologies [...

Multiplex qPCR for the detection of bacteria associated with huanglongbing ' Liberibacter asiaticus', '. L. americanus' and 16Sr IX group phytoplasma.

The occurrence of 'Candidatus Liberibacter' spp. and '. Phytoplasma' spp.

Enhancing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) utilization in primary care: A thyroid POCUS training course for internal medicine residents.

Background: POCUS is valuable in primary care, yet outpatient-specific point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum integration into internal medicine (IM) residency is limited. We addressed this gap by developing a thyroid POCUS workshop for IM residents.

Aim: Develop and implement an educational curriculum to integrate thyroid POCUS into an IM residency program and evaluate the impact on resident knowledge, perceived skills, and attitudes.

Sex Differences in Inflammation and Muscle Wasting in Aging and Disease.

Only in recent years, thanks to a precision medicine-based approach, have treatments tailored to the sex of each patient emerged in clinical trials. In this regard, both striated muscle tissues present significant differences between the two sexes, which may have important consequences for diagnosis and therapy in aging and chronic illness. In fact, preservation of muscle mass in disease conditions correlates with survival; however, sex should be considered when protocols for the maintenance of muscle mass are designed.